Re: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-31 Thread Ken Gentle
The article linked below describes a "self-extracting jar" that might be a core to build such a utility around. http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip120.html I have to agree with some of the other posts about this not being a core Ant capability, although such a utility would

Re: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-29 Thread Jeff Turner
8:56 AM > Subject: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS > repository?) > > > > Incidentally, 'diff -N' is not a general, nor cross-platform, solution > > to the problem of how to convey updates. > > Do you know a plattform where

Re: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-29 Thread Peter Donald
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:56, Jeff Turner wrote: > I'd like to invent one though :) I was thinking along the lines of a > .jar file containing updates, with an Ant script, META-INF/control.xml, > which describes how the contents of the jar must be applied. Sounds good to me. Basically a cross-platfo

Sv: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-28 Thread Max
ROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?) > (Cc'ing ant-dev for thread continuity.. please don't reply there:) > > > Incidentally, 'diff -N' is not a general, nor c

Re: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-27 Thread Nico Seessle
- Original Message - From: "Jeff Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Ant Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: [OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repos

[OT] Ant-driven update system (Re: Best way to add file to CVS repository?)

2001-12-27 Thread Jeff Turner
(Cc'ing ant-dev for thread continuity.. please don't reply there:) Incidentally, 'diff -N' is not a general, nor cross-platform, solution to the problem of how to convey updates. I'd like to invent one though :) I was thinking along the lines of a .jar file containing updates, with an Ant scrip